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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through North: Pages 73-94.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was "a huge oil gusher" (13) discovered on land partly owned by Henry Marcy Harjo?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1905.

2. What instrument did Harjo's music teacher forbid her to play, causing her to quit the band?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Flute.
(c) Drums.
(d) Xylophone.

3. For what reason did the music teacher prohibit Harjo from playing a particular instrument?
(a) Because she had no rhythm.
(b) Because she was not old enough.
(c) Because she had already had a turn.
(d) Because she had not asked permission first.

4. By what age had Harjo tired of hearing the Bible misused "to prove the superiority of white people” and “to enforce the domination of women by men” (68)?
(a) 17.
(b) 9.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

5. How many hours did it take Harjo's family to drive to the location of her mother's final public singing performance?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Harjo describe her stepfather's identity?

2. With what element did Harjo associate beauty when she was a small child?

3. What type of intoxicants did Harjo, Lupita, and the rest of their friends ingest when the two girls got into trouble the next day?

4. Harjo's stepfather threatened to kill her mother and her children if her mother ever took what action?

5. How old was Harjo on the occasion when she and her mother stayed up late to monitor a hurricane in the area?

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